Titus Andronicus covers They Might Be Giants' "Birdhouse in Your Soul"

[@adamhaggstrom7598]

I've never seen such an amazing intro fall apart so fast.

[@stillfirebellows]

😂😂

[@Desidiosuss]

I've heard high school bands cover this song better.

[@hyuggie]

yeah the Bukowski poem is the real winner hear

[@beohyl]

I bet it would sound awesome if the lead singer sang the song in sign language

[@inthekingdom1996]

Maybe the drummer could bang on a trashcan or something too ...

[@lilruse]

I didn’t know two things I like could be combined into something I hate.

[@sheekaloca]

It's like chocolate pudding with pickles in it.

[@whom382]

I've had this song stuck in my head for the last week. I think this will cure me of it. It's so terrible.

[@DH-mq8id]

😂 this, absolutely.

[@jack5404]

🎉 fbav😢at 😅least.😅😢🎉😂😢😂😢😮 1:52

[@sammyslam1]

OMG!!! They brutalized one of my favorite songs of all time....😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 My goodness this is a damn mess!!

[@_rippy_bits]

i was looking for this! i love titus but holy shit dropping a bukowski poem into a song about a protective nightlight is the most batshit thing i can imagine.

[@tommywommy1679]

And then fucking it up completely 😂

[@hyuggie]

that poem is the best part of this

[@greenapple2637]

I can smell the beer in his breath through the screen

[@hemmefatale1]

That went from champagne to catshit in half a heartbeat

[@shazang0]

This is what every band at Riot Fest sounds like.

[@Mighty_Atheismo]

Can confirm slayer sounds like this and so do the misfits

[@somni6756]

After they dropped bukowski in there I was expecting a more compelling cover

[@CHK046]

This disappeared from the internet after it was first uploaded, but I'm so glad it's back. I get that a lot of it sounds bad... but I like it

[@Villagelark]

Ok no. Enough comments have deterred me from listening in 😅. I love TMBG too much

[@iangresham3515]

I like that there's people who this is for.

[@drjcaldwell]

Putting a drone intro under a Bukowski reading gets me right in the feels. They could use that for any of their own sings and bring the house down.

[@gratefulant2489]

What was going on with the vocals. I don’t know what was more annoying the fact I couldn’t hear them or the fact I could hear them.

[@KidEatsKeyboard]

this really isn't bad aside from the singing

[@zievkye]

lol hello owen :)

[@KidEatsKeyboard]

zeke

[@zongzoogly4549]

That Bukowski intro is perfecto.

[@siractionslacks890]

But then they went and played a great song like a garage band whose singer hates the mike.

[@marcap9757]

The drummer at the end 😂💀He knew that was horrible.

[@dsholt]

I think this was the first thing I ever heard from Titus Andronicus and it made me not want to hear their own music for quite awhile afterwards. Thankfully I eventually gave them a second chance and now they are one of my favorite bands.

[@nazfrde]

This is my first and last exposure to them.

[@A2Z83]

it was pretty good until they started playing

[@birdbone]

That's the gospel truth.

[@michaelh2798]

True

[@philipcarlile7662]

One of my very favorite songs, but I just don't think this song was right for their style. As a famous horse once said....hmmmm.....no sir, I don't like it.

[@100gnomes3]

Everything about this cover is perfect, especially the poem intro, but... the vocals. I don't know if it's a mixing thing or if his voice just isn't cut out for this song, but it really holds it back.

[@Humblemumble7]

They can't hear themselves in that shit small room, no headphones and a PA would not do ANY good there

[@musicjail]

it's just in a bad key for his vocal range

[@janmes1531]

I'd just like to appreciate the name of this channel

[@warrenfriesner8343]

I too LOVED the intro poem with the drone and then , and then...Jeebus, what happened to the lead singer's voice. You hear singers on top of a note or a bit below the note but...he was like 2 stories up on "I've got a secret to tell". Dude, if it's below your range just change the key! Anyway, the approach to the song was totally cool and respectful, just grow a pair--of vocal chords.

[@warrenfriesner8343]

OK, this video DID make me curious enough to check out Titus Andronicus' work. I like them a lot doing their own material, where raw power and conviction makes for a muscular, compelling vocal...but it's obvious that the lead singer's style is so fundamentally different from Linnell's that it's pretty much oil and water. I doubt either of the John's would sound great doing "(I'm) Screwed" either though, they were actually pretty awesome on their AV Club's Tubthumping cover.

[@bigriverbrewer]

This song is ridiculously hard. I'd give it a solid B performance just based on difficulty.

[@kirkrich9411]

It sounds like the drummer mic and singer mic were swapped on the board thus levels incorrect but if you listen he's got all the pattern of the song on cue and on track....id say mixing more the issue here...a live TMBG could sound like this with a house sound guy who doesn't setup between bands

[@tommywommy1679]

If you use your eyes you can see that the drums are coming through the vocal mics and that there are no mics on the drums

[@kirkrich9411]

Yeah no mic in front of that Kick drum, imaginary object. Sheesh

[@DontLetsStartAPodcastAboutTMBG]

This is not an easy song to play...I appreciate anyone giving it a shot!

[@jeffreySEEhawkins]

I made it halfway.

[@sheekaloca]

One time I heard Weird Al covered this. It was awesome.

[@mattpomroy9063]

Well, it was a day out for them.

[@samkniffen4760]

Wow

[@Humblemumble7]

The problem is they can't hear each other, or themselves

[@nessiejs7492]

hmm... maybe change singers guys he's not working

[@jaredbumbis]

i actually think this sorta sucks in a cool way. like seeing a band you love still do good on an off night

[@charlieebarb8695]

Glad I watched the entire video! Excellent approach! 👏👏👏

[@Bollockmetwotimes]

Guy is used to a dynamic mic. Then a condeser mic is not the same. Prolly couldn't hear himself.

[@guycantspell]

oh god

[@The_Mimewar]

It’s as though they were upset at their choice of song and said “oh yeah?”

[@normdeplume7206]

Oof. The Monitor is one of my favorite albums, but goddamn. This was bad.

[@williammelton2037]

❤ love it!! Nice job guys!

[@pauljohnson8847]

They certainly have a passion for this song . . . but. I've heard Titus Andronicus do great stuff but something really off here. Maybe TMBG can't be covered?

[@travistyeminent1791]

Great idea but I just want to hear the song don’t care about the “reality tv” just the music.

[@confusedwhale]

The black guy was digging it in the beginning... I don't think that lasted long.

[@keithmccormack6248]

Who sings this song?

[@sayscalled]

They Might Be Giants...and let's keep it that way!

[@keithmccormack6248]

@@sayscalled This guy gets it!

[@richardestes6499]

Lead singer should have turned his mic up or amp down.

[@derekgill9236]

turn them both off.

[@travistyeminent1791]

Piss poor audio btw…

[@ZombieDish]

you know what? I dont mind it. If I wanted the original I wouldnt be listening to a cover.

[@ShiningSta18486]

That was hard actually. Shitty but it had the right energy

[@djfitz13]

Loved the intro....the rest was the worst trainwreck I've seen and heard. I applaud the effort...but sweet Jesus that was terrible...lol

[@AndrewIMartinez]

This is so, so bad. Just a complete failure.

[@siractionslacks890]

Sorry, but starting any song, especially one about a nightlight, by pressing play is either lazy or pretentious. Also, this would be a good rendition if the singer could find the mike.

[@ciom9065]

😬 from the intro I was expecting something…. Better?

[@DystopianBeats]

Vocals need to be louder.

[@CEGryphon]

Can't exactly do that when there's a drum kit right behind him. It's just a bad setup for tracking the song live

[@DystopianBeats]

@@CEGryphon turn up the mic volume lol

[@CEGryphon]

@@DystopianBeats doesn't work like that. The drums are right behind the mic so the vocals will be louder but so will the drums.

[@gambit133]

Absolutely butchered this amazing song. Yikes guys, I'm sorry.

[@joshyouwuhh]

Dudes

[@mishuga]

Uh, the solo was cool...

[@nazfrde]

This is terrible. The most tone-deaf cover of any song in history. And what an annoyingly smarmy voice that guy has.

[@johnnytrash2839]

Horrible

[@mattmid7012]

Well that was awful.

[@patrickmike2524]

Weird to bring in someone who can't sing whatsoever, that was unbearable. Maybe get a second take, just spitballing here

[@bryangatton998]

WTF? That was a big nope.

[@jeebsgold]

They took this song a waaay too seriously. Also, vocals flat af.

[@Webofspidey2099]

those vocals are HORRIBLE

[@iwantyoursars]

Big oof

[@Sivadyeoj]

That was horrible!!

[@corycourtney8923]

Not good.

[@lawencelawson5089]

This was just a bad bad mixing job. If I were in this band, I would kick the crap out of whoever micd them up.

[@tommywommy1679]

Total disappointment!

[@olegshadsky]

not good